Henry & June (1990)

Henry and June

Based on true events detailed in her diaries, Henry and June is about Anais Nin Medeiros , who bored with her sedate life as wife of an upright businessman Hugo Grant becomes increasingly drawn to the flamboyant writer Henry Miller Ward and his enigmatic wife June Thurman. Following their lead she begins to explore her sexuality in more and more daring ways. Henry and June is an absorbing and sensuous journey following one woman's descent into debauchery and the pleasure and pain that it causes to her and to those around her. The film is so beautifully filmed and performed that its lack of any clear-cut conclusions can be forgiven. Despite dealing with erotica and being the first film to gain an NC rating it needn't have , Kaufman's film is surprisingly short on raw sexuality. Instead he evokes a heavily romanticised and intellectual approach to Anais' experiences. Anais' desires feed not out of a lack of sexual satisfaction, but out of a lack of passion and excitement.

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